Literary Terms

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Antagonist

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Character against the main character; can be a force like nature

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Climax

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Highest point of action in a story

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Dynamic characters

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Characters who grow, develop, and change significantly

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Exposition

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Background information; introduces setting and main characters

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Falling action

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Events after the climax leading to resolution

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Flat character

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Not well developed; few identifiable characteristics

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Inciting incident

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Event introducing the central conflict

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Person vs. Nature

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Character struggles against natural forces

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Person vs. Person

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Conflict between two characters

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Person vs. Self

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Internal conflict; character struggles with own feelings, thoughts, values, desires